A Genealogy of Dissent The Progeny of Fallen Royals in Chosŏn Korea

"By tracing the fortunes of the Kaes ng Wang after their expulsion from the Kory palace, Park uncovers the surprising intersection of family background and political power that allowed some of the descendants of Kory royalty to prosper, enhancing our understanding of Korean social history."-Donald L. Baker, The University of British Columbia "Park's meticulous study of the Wang lineage and Chos n society weaves its way across the arc of the entire Chos n period, revealing both how this community and Korean society more broadly was and still is heavily focused on lineage."-James B. Lewis, University of Oxford "Premodern Korean history is, unfortunately, an underrepresented field in East Asian and world history. Fortunately, Park is probably the most productive scholar in the premodern Korean field, and his latest work does not disappoint. In this study, Park traces the twists and turns in the historical memory of the Wang royal clan, and the Wang descent group in general, from their loss of power that accompanied the fall of the Koryo dynasty (1392) to the present...Highly recommended."-M. J. Wert, CHOICE "Park presents an interesting insight into an East Asian society's political, social, and familial structures and how it marked dynastic transition."-Carl Young, Histoire sociale/Social History "A Genealogy of Dissentis well written, well organized, and a great addition to texts not only on early modern Korean history, but also on genealogical history.... Academics and non-academics alike who are interested in what happened to the Kory dynasty after the dynastic transition will find the book useful."-Christine Mae Sarito, Sehepunkte